Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-16

of silk lined with velvet and bordered
with small Jet sequins, the top
falling in Iabot, the lower
part plain. Upon the left side are
three short straps Of velvet reaching from
the waist in graduated lengths, the first
about fifteen inches long, the last about
| twenty, and these are finished with a
point bordered with jet Sequins. These
points of velvet are mingled with slight
dTapery of silk, while the lCopingS at the
back are slight, bat graceful. The pointed
front of the bodice is finished in plaits
like the skirt, these rlaitS extending only
to the bust; the upper part OF the waist
trimmed with velvet in the bUlero jacket
style, Such waist trimming, however,
would only be suitable for a Sli@ht figure;
but there are other equally pretty effects
for stout ladies that can be substituted.
BAGS FOR THE OPERA.
The latest fashionable caprice, invented
in Paris and adopted now at the other cap
itals, is the opera bag, and no one know
ing what is due to her social position APP
pears in the stall of theater or concert
without one. The great object is to Sc
cure q proper color, so that VIII the bag
rests upon the lap it will be feature in
connection with the dress. Plush is
said to be the material most favored,
and the shape is simple - merely
g square, with the string case, two
inches from the top, forming a frill.
Ruby plush, lined with pink; brown,
lined with gold; pink, with pale blue
these are the most useful colOrs, as they
harmonic with the prevailing shades Of
evening dresses. An economist may get
through a season respectfully with
couple of bags-say q ruby ard brown
but the number depends on the variety
of the evening dresses. Gold cord and
gold embroidery make some of the OPP
ere bags look royal, but there seems no
Persian Mede lSw respecting the embel-
ishmcnts.-T Paris Letter.
APRONS.
Lovely aprons are seen of etamine,
scrim ard tiae null \ pretty model in
null lhaS one side of alternate stripes Of
needlework inserting and fine cluster
tucks. The other part of the apron has
three-iuch wide tuCks across the bottom,
erd the Whole is trimmed around with
needlework edgIng.
A long apro is made of pongee in Inc
following manner: Let the readths be
straight and laid IN broad box plaits, and |
the intervening spaces ornamented with |
horizontal rows of narrow velvet ribbon. |
The bottom is trimmed with embroidery |
done on the same material, With SILK |
matching the color of the velvet ribbon |
4 high bio is made 10 correspond with |
the skirt Of the aproG, and velvet belt is |
finished with s velvet bow on the left |
side. This very dressy apron is extremely
pretty for home wear.
MODES OF EAIRDRESsING.
The Diana cOiffuTe is much in vogue. |
For this couture the hair is turned |
straight up from the roots and arranged |
on the top of the head into sort Of rou-
laau, which is fastened with small tor |
toise-shell comb. Two large tortoise |
shell pins TO match are used 20 fasteu the !,
ends # the front hair into loops at the
sides quite high on the head.
The Psyche couture is also very fash-
i0uab!p. The hair is also combec up |
from the roots, but it is then twisted and
arranged into two large loops fastened |
with a comb and pins Of lisht-colored |
tortoise she'll.
These tortoIse-shell combs and pins are |
of quite g new style and are among the |
prettiest novelties introduced this sea-
son. They are in pretty open work pat
terms, some square, some rounded and
some triangular; the pins are but reduc-
lions of The comb; they are sold in pairs. |
HATS FOR CHILDREN.
In children's millinery there is an end
less variety. New shapes do not seem to |